Gulf Coast Motor Sales 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2025 filingPalmer Companies 401k Retirement Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 65-0452841Updated Oct 2026

What Gulf Coast Motor Sales' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2025 filing reports $156K in employer contributions, about $1,043 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2025 Form 5500 ↗
$69,006
Average account balance
320
Participants (end of year)
$10.4M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.03%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperAmerican United Life Insurance CoSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorReynolds Bone and Griesbeck Plc (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2025 medians for 1,080 defined-contribution plans in retail trade with 100 to 499 participants.

Gulf Coast Motor Sales: employer contribution per participant$1,043
Peer median$1,247
Gulf Coast Motor Sales: average balance$69,006
Peer median$56,979
Gulf Coast Motor Sales: admin expenses ÷ assets0.03%
Peer median0.43%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $9.7M at the end of plan year 2021 to $10.4M at the end of plan year 2025.

$9.7M2021$7.1M2022$9.1M2023$9.6M2024$10.4M2025
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Gulf Coast Motor Sales plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2025320$10.4M$156K$1,0430.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2024360$9.6M$147K$7790.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023347$9.1M$161K$9440.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022354$7.1M$166K$9350.07%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021487$9.7M$201K$6460.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Gulf Coast Motor Sales match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Palmer Companies 401k Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $156K in employer contributions, about $1,043 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Gulf Coast Motor Sales 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Palmer Companies 401k Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Gulf Coast Motor Sales 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is American United Life Insurance Co. The plan administrator is Gulf Coast Motor Sales Inc..

I left Gulf Coast Motor Sales. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Gulf Coast Motor Sales Inc., (251) 639-0800) or the recordkeeper, American United Life Insurance Co. The Gulf Coast Motor Sales old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Gulf Coast Motor Sales 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Gulf Coast Motor Sales filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Gulf Coast Motor Sales. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology